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Note 1: This thread was created when multisigs became available, but it contains instructions for setting all teamstats stats sigs.
Note 2: Rosetta stats have been added. Those who want Rosetta added to their multisigs should PM reader50.

We have a new stats toy available. Sigs that show statistics from more than one project. They do have to be set up manually, so If you want one, PM or IM me with the details.

I'll need to know:

Your display name on the sig. I'll use your forum name if you don't specify. There is a 28 character limit.

Which projects you want. I'll put them in the order you list them, unless ...

Do you want random order? Required if there are more projects than display lines.

If more then 3 projects, specify if you want 3 or 4 display lines. 4 is more crowded.

Your name(s) in each project, especially if they are not related to your forum name. Note, I can composite totals & rates from multiple accounts in the same project. The rank shown will be the account with the highest rank.

Up to three projects display comfortably. Four projects fit, but they are tight. If you want more than four projects to be tracked, I'll randomly display 3 or 4 (your choice) from the list on each sig load.

The project abbreviations are the project folder names used on teamstats. If you check out a stats section, you can see the abbreviation in your browser's URL field. Here are the current abbreviations that will work:

The aliases are there for convenience, but it's somewhat risky to use them. They will change as projects revise themselves.

The UID target is always a number for a regular sig. It is your User ID number on teamstats in that project. Navigate to your personal page in that project, and you can see your UID number in the browser URL field.

With multisigs, the UID target can be either a name, or a number. I set it manually, and have so far used people's forum names.

Remove the space inside each tag, and make it a single line. I broke it across 3 lines to make it more human-readable.

How To Set Up A Stats Sig part 3 - Put The Result Into Your Forum Prefs
To place an image in your MacNN Forums signature line, go to the "User Center" link near the top of every forum page. Currently, it is the "User CP" link, but it's been called a few other things in previous BB versions. In your User Center page, click the "Edit Signature" link.

Enter your signature line into the signature text field. When you are finished editing your signature, click the "Save Signature" button underneath. Your signature line will be active now.

Exact instructions for setting a signature on other bulletin boards will vary somewhat, but the basic steps are the same.

I'll eventually set up something more automatic for Multisigs, so that people can build a URL and have it work without me first setting it up. Our vBB forum settings make this a lot more complicated to code up, so it's manual setup to begin with. Whenever I do code around the vBB limits, I'll revise these instructions accordingly.

For those who are curious, our stats sigs were originally announced here. However, the info in that thread is somewhat dated.